The Only Thing That Reached Out to Me, Who Was Broken, Was Your Hand Chapter 9 Discussion

I read a bit, but MTL so not sure I got everything. Not enough to review, but enough to comment on the MC (as there are plenty who will not understand his perspective/situation).

The MC is emotionally damaged, very damaged. You have to remember that Japan has a VERY bad track record with school bullying, and the MC was bullied through Elementary and Junior High for crimes he did not commit.

The past ab*se it covered from the ab*sers perspective in ch 5-8

Spoiler

C5 : In Elementary school, one day a girls recorder disappeared, and fearing he would be blamed the Mc's best friend decided to throw the MC under the bus and blamed him. Knowing full well that both were innocent. When resulted in the MC being bullied and ostracized for the rest of Elementary school, as well as starting a rift between the MC and his parents.

C6 : Then in Junior High, his new best friend gets mol*sted in public and accuses him of being the culprit (she pointed out who she thought did it and did not know it was MC at the time, but the police ended up getting involved)

C7 : After this MC's sister starts hating and verbally abusing him, to the point he stops eating with them and his parents never do anything to stop it, defend the MC, or punish the sister.

c8 : in fact scolded over the theft accusation him because perception mattered more to them then uncovering the truth, and did not try anything to help the MC until it was to late.

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Basically the MC has gone through hell twice, and both times the people who should have had his back only made it worse. So not he is unable to believe in them.